Modeling
multiphase equilibria of mixtures comprising carbon dioxide
(CO2) and organic compounds is a challenge for any equation
of state. CO2 shows a highly nonideal phase behavior with
most organic compounds, which is even more pronounced with hydrogen-bonding
compounds. In this work, we have extended the Group-Contribution with
Association equation of state (GCA–EOS) to represent vapor–liquid,
liquid–liquid, and vapor–liquid–liquid equilibria
of CO2 mixtures with primary alcohols. The final set of
parameters has been challenged against an experimental database covering
C1–C16 primary alcohols, temperatures
from 230 to 573 K, and pressures up to 400 bar. Particular attention
has been given to describe the critical curves for each binary system
correctly, which means attaining the phase equilibria transformation
of the CO2 + 1-alcohol homologous series as the alcohol
alkyl chain length increases. This parametrization strategy allows
reducing the risk of incorrect liquid–liquid split predictions.
In addition, using a single set of parameters, fitted to binary data
of CO2 with normal alcohols, the model is able to predict
the phase behavior of binary mixtures not included in the parametrization
procedure, comprising normal and branched alcohols. The GCA-EOS predicts
properly the overall phase behavior, that is, the binary critical
curves, without losing accuracy in the prediction of saturation points.